ADMS 2700 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Divine Retribution, Major Disaster, Fatalism
28 Jan 2016
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What impression do the image gice you regarding the relationship of planet earth with humans and vice versa. Latin roots dis means away from and astro the stars. Divine retribution for human misdeeds and failings. Also leads to fatalism (if its an act of nature we cant avoid it we just have to. Being in the wrong place and the wrong time deal with it once it happen) After the 1755 lisban earthquake state took the responsibility for mobilizing an emergency response and developing and implementing a collective effort for reconstruction. Understanding disasters in terms of social action (eg choosing to live on the shore and then dealing with a tsuami) Disasters occur when humans put themselves in the way of hazards. Disasters are the collapse of ultural protectons. Requires analusis of communities and human bahaviour. Focuses on the vulnerability of people to hazards. Understanding disasrers subjectively through the eyes of victims. Disasters are brought upon some humans by others.
